Error Messages Are Here to Help!
Dennis J. Bouvier, Ellie Lovellette, Eddie Antonio Santos, Brett A. Becker, Venu G. Dasigi, Jack Forden, Olga Glebova, Swaroop Joshi, Stan Kurkovsky, Seán Russell
June, 2025Abstract
Programming Error Messages (PEMs) are often misunderstood by students who then miss the opportunity to benefit from them. We have developed and used ’error hunt’ lessons using Java, Python, and C PEMs. The activities are supported by videos. The materials are targeted at novice programmers.
Publication
Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2